On This Day: 25 January

25 January in Indian history

• 2005A stampede at the Mandhradevi temple in Maharashtra, India kills at least 258.India
• 1998The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam detonated a truck bomb at the sacred Buddhist Temple of the Tooth in Kandy, killing 17 people.India
• 1980Mother Teresa is honored with India's highest civilian award, the Bharat Ratna.India

25 January in world history

• 2018An Ariane 5 rocket is launched carrying SES-14, Al Yah 3, and NASA's Global-scale Observations of the Limb and Disk, but the satellites end up in the wrong orbit.
• 2015A clash in Mamasapano, Maguindanao in the Philippines kills 44 members of Special Action Force (SAF), at least 18 from the Moro Islamic Liberation Front and five from the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters.
• 2011Arab Spring: The Egyptian revolution began with protests on the "Day of Anger", eventually leading to the removal of President Hosni Mubarak after nearly 30 years of rule.
• 2010Avatar, a science-fiction film directed by James Cameron, became the highest-grossing film of all time.
• 2004Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity landed on Mars and rolled into Eagle crater, a small crater on the Meridiani Planum.
• 1995The Norwegian rocket incident: Russia almost launches a nuclear attack after it mistakes Black Brant XII, a Norwegian research rocket, for a US Trident missile.
• 1993Pakistani national Mir Aimal Kansi shot five people outside the Central Intelligence Agency headquarters in Langley, Virginia, killing two.
• 1990Avianca Flight 52 ran out of fuel on approach to John F. Kennedy International Airport and crashed into the village of Cove Neck, New York, resulting in the deaths of 73 people.
• 1967South Vietnamese junta leader Nguyễn Cao Kỳ fired his rival Nguyễn Hữu Có while the latter was overseas on a diplomatic visit.
• 1961Walt Disney Productions released the animated feature One Hundred and One Dalmatians, based on Dodie Smith's 1956 children's novel The Hundred and One Dalmatians.
• 1949The first Emmy Awards are presented in the United States; the venue is the Hollywood Athletic Club.
• 1932The Alt Llobregat insurrection was suppressed in central Catalonia, and over 100 Catalan anarchist activists were arrested and deported.
• 1924The 1924 Winter Olympics opens in Chamonix, in the French Alps, inaugurating the Winter Olympic Games.
• 1858The Wedding March by Felix Mendelssohn is played at the marriage of Queen Victoria's daughter, Victoria, and Friedrich of Prussia, and becomes a popular wedding processional.
• 1791The British Parliament passes the Constitutional Act of 1791 and splits the old Province of Quebec into Upper Canada and Lower Canada.

Born on 25 January

• 1981Alicia Keys, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and actress
• 1973Geoff Johns, American author, screenwriter, and producer
• 1894Aino Aalto, Finnish architect and designer (died 1949)
• 1824Michael Madhusudan Dutt, Indian poet and playwright (died 1873)India
• 1816Anna Gardner, American abolitionist and teacher (died 1901)
• 1813J. Marion Sims, American gynecologist and physician (died 1883)

Died on 25 January

• 2005Philip Johnson, American architect, designed the PPG Place and Crystal Cathedral (born 1906)
• 1994Stephen Cole Kleene, American mathematician, computer scientist, and academic (born 1909)
• 1138Antipope Anacletus II
• 390Gregory Nazianzus, theologian and Patriarch of Constantinople (born 329)

Frequently asked questions

What happened on 25 January in history?

2018: An Ariane 5 rocket is launched carrying SES-14, Al Yah 3, and NASA's Global-scale Observations of the Limb and Disk, but the satellites end up in the wrong orbit. 2015: A clash in Mamasapano, Maguindanao in the Philippines kills 44 members of Special Action Force (SAF), at least 18 from the Moro Islamic Liberation Front and five from the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters. 2011: Arab Spring: The Egyptian revolution began with protests on the "Day of Anger", eventually leading to the removal of President Hosni Mubarak after nearly 30 years of rule. 2010: Avatar, a science-fiction film directed by James Cameron, became the highest-grossing film of all time.

What happened on 25 January in Indian history?

2005: A stampede at the Mandhradevi temple in Maharashtra, India kills at least 258. 1998: The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam detonated a truck bomb at the sacred Buddhist Temple of the Tooth in Kandy, killing 17 people. 1980: Mother Teresa is honored with India's highest civilian award, the Bharat Ratna.

Which famous people were born on 25 January?

Alicia Keys, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and actress (1981); Geoff Johns, American author, screenwriter, and producer (1973); Aino Aalto, Finnish architect and designer (died 1949) (1894); Michael Madhusudan Dutt, Indian poet and playwright (died 1873) (1824).

Which day is observed on 25 January?

National Voters' Day; National Voters' Day (India); Betico Day (Aruba); Burns Night (Scotland); National Nutrition Day (Indonesia).